# How to download file from google drive and vie it in thunkable

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**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** help\
**Created:** [July 5, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-download-file-from-google-drive-and-vie-it-in-thunkable/3087222 "2024-07-05T08:55:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![sofeafarhana67ba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@sofeafarhana67ba](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sofeafarhana67ba)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-download-file-from-google-drive-and-vie-it-in-thunkable/3087222/1 "2024-07-05T08:55:29Z")

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I want to create ebook as my project. I have succesfully do the menu, genre, etc but the thing is the user can just read the books online. I want the user be able to read offline. So I need the app able the ser to download in my app. But the latest thunkable doesn’t provide download file block.

 ![Screenshot 2024-07-05 165058](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/e/de1df17503ae5ffcb02ea4a27a4b84765c1dae3d.png)

How I’m supposed to do if I just have this block only?

 ![Screenshot 2024-07-05 165224](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/a/2a0f212fce559fba6062fed1b51cb270a41662ae.png)

I want the user can dowload the ebook from my app and can read it in library section in my app. Can you guys help me here.

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-download-file-from-google-drive-and-vie-it-in-thunkable/3087222/2 "2024-07-05T10:30:40Z")

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Hey @sofeafarhana67ba - just right click on the block and choose the `show advanced block` to get the version you are looking for

![Screenshot 2024-07-05 at 11.29.21](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/1/d141b0d977eb75dd3d347591cbe309822dddf23d.png)

Many of the built-in purple function blocks have these “advanced” variants - try it for yourself! 😄

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-download-file-from-google-drive-and-vie-it-in-thunkable/3087222/3 "2024-10-03T10:30:54Z")

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